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Hair greying is associated with active hair growth
15 Sept 2011
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hair greying is an obvious sign of ageing in humans. White (nonpigmented) hair is thicker than black (pigmented) hair. The growth rate of white hair is also significantly higher than that of black hair. However, the mechanism underlying this is largely unknown. OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between hair greying and hair growth patterns by evaluating expression of the genes or proteins related...
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